On July 1st, 2025, there will be several new laws that address a variety of topics from public safety to education, and more. Please see a brief list highlighting some important laws below, and for a full list, please visit: www.cga.ct.gov/asp/content/aeauto.asp

JULY 1st NEW LAWS include:

  • Public Act 23-21: Financial Literacy Instruction
    • Adds financial literacy credit to high school graduation requirements
  • PA 23-160: Education Mandate Relief
    • Reviews education laws to identify duplicative and obsolete mandates
    • Establishes Education Mandates Review Task Force to review burdensome mandates
  • PA 24-148: Increasing Election Security
    • Implements video recording of absentee ballot boxes
    • Ensures absentee ballot oversight and tracking
  • PA 25-15: Honoring the Military Service of Veterans and Armed Forces Members
    • Establishes November as ‘Veterans’ Month’
  • PA 25-61: Fallen Hero Fund
    • Expands the ‘Fallen Officer Fund’ to include aid to families of paramedics
  • PA 25-80: Street Takeover Crackdown
    • Allows municipalities to increase penalties on those who partake in offroad vehicle ‘takeovers’ and permits towns to destroy confiscated vehicles
  • PA 25-67: Quality and Delivery of Special Education
    • Ensures special education program oversight and transparency
  • PA 25-159: Department of Motor Vehicles Safety Recommendations
    • Revises penalties for intoxicated driving
    • Raises fines for those who disobey the ‘Move Over Law’ on road work sites
  • PA 25-173: Addressing Energy Costs
    • Removes certain costs from the Public Benefits charge relieving ratepayers
    • Revises PURA procedures to efficiently calculate rate costs and ensure more attention to ratepayer relief